Acclaimed actress and human rights advocate Mia Farrow will appear at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Graham Chapel for the Assembly Series. Farrow’s talk, the annual Elliot Stein Lecture in Ethics, will center on the need for universal human rights and is free and open to the public. FULL STORY

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Will Ross, MD (left), professor of medicine and associate dean for diversity, is congratulated for receiving the Humanism in Medicine nomination at the Distinguished Service Teaching Awards Oct. 28 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. The award is presented annually by the Association of American Medical Colleges. FULL STORY

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At recent Board of Trustees meetings, Washington University faculty members were promoted with tenure or appointed with tenure effective July 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted in the story. FULL STORY

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To ensure broad communication, certain key university policies are published on an annual basis in the Record. All members of the university community are essential to the continued endeavor for excellence in WUSTL’s teaching, research, service and patient-care missions. Establishing and sustaining an open, positive working and learning environment for faculty, staff and students is a shared responsibility. Policies intended to promote and support such an environment are included in a special PDF section in this issue. FULL STORY

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• 7:30 p.m. Dept. of Anthropology Film Screening and Panel Discussion. “No! The Rape Documentary.” Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Philadelphia-based filmmaker, producer, director and international activist. Co-sponsored by Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, the African and African-American Studies Program and the School of Law. Wilson Hall, Rm. 214. (314) 935-5252.

• University-wide blood drive Nov. 10. The second of four university-wide blood drives this academic year will be held Wednesday, Nov. 10, at various locations. To see the full schedule, visit communityservice.wustl.edu/bd.

• Football continues winning ways. Senior running back Jim O’Brien rushed for a season-high 150 yards with a pair of touchdowns to lead the Bears to a 14-13 victory at Case Western Reserve University Nov. 6. With the win, WUSTL improves to 7-2 overall, matching its best start to a season since 2001. The Bears close out the regular season Saturday, Nov. 13, at the University of Chicago.